Metaphor:INHIBITTING ENACTMENT OF LEGISLATION IS IMPEDING MOTION

Name Gloss	INHIBITTING ENACTMENT OF LEGISLATION IS IMPEDING MOTION
Name Transcription
Aliases
Description
Metaphor Level	General
Metaphor Type	Composed/complex
Experiential Basis

Source Frame	Impediment to motion Roles:impediment, impeded_entity
Target Frame	Legislation enactment Roles:legislators, bill, enactment_process, bill_status_change, bill_initial_status, bill_ongoing_status, bill_enacted_status, legislator_enactment_actions, legislation_proposal, legislation_consideration, enactment_interruption, legislation_voting, bill_contents, legislation_standards

Mappings:

bill	<=	mover

bill_status_change	<=	affected_motion

Related Metaphors:

Current Metaphor	INHIBITTING ENACTMENT OF LEGISLATION IS IMPEDING MOTION
Relation Type	is in a dual relationship with
Related Metaphor	ENACTING LEGISLATION IS CAUSING MOTION ALONG A PATH
Description

Current Metaphor	INHIBITTING ENACTMENT OF LEGISLATION IS IMPEDING MOTION
Relation Type	is a target subcase of
Related Metaphor	DIFFICULTIES ARE IMPEDIMENTS TO MOVEMENT
Description

Current Metaphor	INHIBITTING ENACTMENT OF LEGISLATION IS IMPEDING MOTION
Relation Type	is a target subcase of
Related Metaphor	INHIBITING PLANNED ACTION IS IMPEDING MOTION
Description

Current Metaphor	INHIBITTING ENACTMENT OF LEGISLATION IS IMPEDING MOTION
Relation Type	is an entailment of
Related Metaphor	ENACTING LEGISLATION IS CAUSING MOTION ALONG A PATH
Description

Entailments:

Target Entailment	actions can inhibit progress of a bill, and may prevent its enactment
Source Inference	impediments can negatively affect mover's motion (e.g. slow or stop motion and/or increase energy needed for mover to move).
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)

Examples:

Example Text:	Senate Republicans blocked legislation Wednesday that would have established a billion jobs program putting veterans back to work tending to the country's federal lands and bolstering local police and fire departments.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance:	http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/GOP-senators-block-bill-on-jobs-for-vets-3879214.php
Annotation:
Comments:

Example Text:	This mini-controversy erupted when Republicans introduced a string of amendments in a final effort to obstruct passage of the reconciliation bill.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance:	http://www.factcheck.org/2010/04/more-malarkey-about-health-care/
Annotation:
Comments:

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Graph of related metaphors:

• Target frame
• Metaphors
• Source frame

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